Entries Tagged 'Feel Good Friday' ↓
August 1st, 2008 — , Fatism, Feel Good Friday, Food, Humor, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Krispy Kreme bacon cheddar cheeseburgersOriginally uploaded by ccaviness
Oh my god, Krispy Kreme cheeseburgers! I pondered this for a minute to answer the question asked in the title. I came up with “so wrong it’s right” because I would totally try one of these things. Of course at least one very articulate person in the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “The Krispy Kreme Cheeseburger: So Wrong It’s Right? Or Just Plain Wrong?”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/08/01/the-krispy-kreme-cheeseburger-so-wrong-its-right-or-just-plain-wrong/” });
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July 10th, 2008 — , BlogHer08, Fashion, Feel Good Friday, Meta from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
If you are a plus size BFDiva who wants to look fabulous at the BFD BlogHer meetup on Saturday (which is 1:45-2:25 so mark your conference schedules) and the cocktail party on Saturday night, then this is the post for you!
Igigi has graciously arranged to be the clothing sponsor of the BFD meetup, and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Igigi’s Big Fat BlogHer Giveaway”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/10/igigis-big-fat-blogher-giveaway/” });
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July 3rd, 2008 — , Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Tidbit, Video from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
A little Feel Good Friday one day early from positively adorable BFDiva Mychii.
I think it speaks for itself, don’t you? Thanks, Mychii! You rock!
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June 27th, 2008 — , Feel Good Friday, Meta, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
the inner meOriginally uploaded by mo pie
From someecards.com, my favorite electronic card purveyor! Also, this card reminds me to tell you I have a Twitter feed in case you’re interested. Happy Friday!
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June 27th, 2008 — , Feel Good Friday, Meta, Movies, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Sorry for the sporadic updating this week. There were some back end issues with the blog (they should be resolved for now), I had a couple of interviews to do (one for Japanese television, which I definitely will need to write a report on at some point, especially because I’m pretty sure one of the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Will You See Wall-E?”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/27/will-you-see-wall-e/” });
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June 20th, 2008 — , Advocacy, Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feel Good Friday, Video from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
The end is the best part. Go, Joy!
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June 9th, 2008 — , Advertising, Fatism, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Food, TV, Video from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Quiconque e-mailed me to alert me to a Subway commercial, which she blogged about, that implies that people who eat fast food get automatically fat and that, among other things, this means they smell bad. I know, I almost can’t believe it either. (As soon as I or anyone else finds the video, I’ll add [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ““Fat People Smell Bad,” Says Subway”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/09/fat-people-smell-bad-says-subway/” });
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May 30th, 2008 — , BFDCon, BlogHer08, Feel Good Friday, Meta from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Just to give you an update on the BFD BlogHer situation, it looks like we will have some meeting space on Saturday afternoon. Hopefully there will be some frivolity, some gossip, some squeeing, and some swag. Let me know if you’re planning to attend and if you have anything specifically you’d like to see, [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “BFD At BlogHer”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/30/bfd-at-blogher/” });
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May 23rd, 2008 — , Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Meta from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Here’s your open thread, with a tidbit to kick off discussion: what has the size acceptance movement done to make you feel good about yourself?
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May 9th, 2008 — , Advocacy, Art, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Originally uploaded by mo pie
The Vain Van by Emily Duffy was at the Maker Faire this year, and I took a picture of it for you! The back asks “I look fat? By whose measure?” and one side asks “Who profits from your self-loathing?” The other side says “Vanity, thy [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “The Vain Van”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/09/the-vain-van/” });
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April 25th, 2008 — , Fashion, Feel Good Friday, Meta from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
As you may or may not know, Weetabix and I participate in a podcast called 3 Fast, 3 Furious. I was catching up with some episodes on my commute this week, and as I was listening to the “Bad Fashion” episode, I realized that Weetabix and I did a segment about plus-size fashion, and maybe [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Big Fat Multimedia”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/04/25/big-fat-multimedia/” });
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April 11th, 2008 — , Advocacy, Feel Good Friday, Meta from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Do you ever feel like you can change the world? You responded to Ambular’s e-mail with so many amazing ideas and so much intelligence and so much support. Here’s a response from Lowdown Panda, which made me feel proud even though I’m just the conduit here. And then came Ambular’s response in the comments:
Having [...]
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April 4th, 2008 — , Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Humor, Magazines, Meta, Old Timey from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Yesterday I ran across two great posts that I wanted to share; first, Rachel’s, which details some advice from magazines of the 1950s. (One magazine from the 70s that I sometimes bring into my classes has an article about how to raise your son to be a “real man” and contains the line, “Do you [...]
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March 21st, 2008 — , Advocacy, Eating Disorders, Feel Good Friday, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Like the Movies recently liked to the Body Image Project, describing it as a blog “where people anonymously write in about their perceptions of and struggles with body image.”
Age 17
In middle school I remember being happy. No one talked about their weight or their body. I am now in high school and the girls [...]
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March 14th, 2008 — , Feel Good Friday, Personal, Question, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
A fun list of the 25 most ridiculous diets of all time. The tapeworm diet appears, of course, but the baby food diet does not. Egregious oversight! My favorite one on the list is number twelve:
The Weight Loss Cure They Don’t Want You to Know About: This diet gives the tapeworm a run for [...]
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March 7th, 2008 — , Advocacy, Art, Exercise, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, International, Theater from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
the big ballet Originally uploaded by mo pie
In the comments, msruth mentioned Russia’s “Big Ballet” and on her advice, I went to go take a look and read all about them.
The Big Ballet is a troupe of dancers from Russia who weigh a minimum [...]
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March 7th, 2008 — , Advocacy, Art, Exercise, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, International, Theater from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
the big ballet Originally uploaded by mo pie
In the comments, msruth mentioned Russia’s “Big Ballet” and on her advice, I went to go take a look and read all about them.
The Big Ballet is a troupe of dancers from Russia who weigh a minimum [...]
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February 29th, 2008 — , Advertising, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Media, Video from Weetabix @ Big Fat Deal
The first thing Esteban said when watching the new Alltel commercial was “The chubby guy is missing!” I almost never pay attention to commercials (unless they contain A)badgers B) childish references to flatulence or C) songs that I love), but he was right. The chubby guy was missing and in his place, a new svelte [...]
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February 29th, 2008 — , Advertising, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Media, Video from Weetabix @ Big Fat Deal
The first thing Esteban said when watching the new Alltel commercial was “The chubby guy is missing!” I almost never pay attention to commercials (unless they contain A)badgers B) childish references to flatulence or C) songs that I love), but he was right. The chubby guy was missing and in his place, a new svelte [...]
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February 22nd, 2008 — , Advocacy, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Nels has alerted us to an event taking place in New York tomorrow, a conference called “Fat is Contagious: Political Fat Queer Visibility and Action in the Age of the “Obesity Epidemic.’” The conferece is $30 at the door, fatures Marilyn Wann of Fat!So? as they keynote speaker, and will be followed by a [...]
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February 22nd, 2008 — , American Idol, Celebrities, Feel Good Friday, TV from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
This year’s answer to Mandisa and LaKisha is Joanne Borghella, winner of Mo’Nique’s Fat Chance and contestant on this year’s American Idol. It seems like every season we get a plus-size girl to root for (and no, Jordin Sparks doesn’t count).
Weetabix and I are doing our liveblog and Idol pool again this year, [...]
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January 4th, 2008 — Advertising, Celebrities, Fashion, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Question, TV from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
This show premieres tonight, and I am told it’s a British show coming to America. Based on the comments (by the way, [sic]), it seems like a very body positive show.
I have always admire Carson sense of humor and love for life. Imagine my surprise that he is doing what he did for the [...]
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December 21st, 2007 — Exercise, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Meta, Tidbit, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
My friend Geowench posted an entry today that made me feel proud and happy.
It seems he’s chosen me to do this exhibition (instead of a more advanced/accomplished skater) because of my special status as having lost weight. He always calls me a “testimony.” (He’s Russian and doesn’t always express himself all [...]
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November 30th, 2007 — Fashion, Feel Good Friday, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
BFDiva Jennifer sends along a link that reminds me of our recent conversation about fashion. Is how we feel more important than how thin we look? Is making a statement more important than looking as fashionably thin as we can? The Sartorialist comments on an interesting, androgynous outfit:
Often I read comments on this blog [...]
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November 9th, 2007 — Feel Good Friday, Food, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I’m not proud of my Starbucks addiction, but I worked there for three years, and three years of free drinks… well, isn’t that the way all the drug dealers work? Your first hit is free? Anyway, now I am a Starbucks addict. If you aren’t, you should be thankful and ignore the rest of this [...]
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October 12th, 2007 — Advocacy, Feel Good Friday, Meta, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Here’s another liberating thought:
So what would it look like to be beautiful today? That’s a hard question for most girls and women. The quick response would usually entail adjectives such as taller, thinner, blonder, straighter teeth, wider eyes, smaller nose, or a myriad of other physical features.
What if you looked in a mirror and saw [...]
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October 5th, 2007 — Celebrities, Feel Good Friday, Hairspray, Movies, Music, Nikki Blonsky, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
While you guys continue the important conversations in the comments, here’s a little Feel Good Friday fun for you.
It’s a clip from the Hairspray movie soundtrack of the three Tracy Turnblads (Nikki Blonsky, Ricki Lake, and Marissa Janet Winokur) singing “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now.” I’m obsessed with this soundtrack, you guys. [...]
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September 28th, 2007 — Fashion, Feel Good Friday, Kids, Question, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I’m labeling this a Feel Good Friday post because it makes me feel good to say that my dear friend Christine, proud member of my wedding’s Butt Bow Brigade, is having a baby in May. And she’s apparently begun the oh-so-fun (or so I hear) process of finding maternity clothes. I assured her [...]
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September 22nd, 2007 — Advertising, American Idol, Britney Spears, Celebrities, Feel Good Friday, Kate Winslet, Magazines, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
jennifer hudson ad Originally uploaded by mo pie
I saw this ad in this week’s Entertainment Weekly; it’s the first Jennifer Hudson for Avon ad that I’ve seen so far. And I was quite struck by the “sex sells” marketing. Not only is it an [...]
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September 14th, 2007 — Art, Comics, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Media, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
fat girl number 9 - guts Originally uploaded by anongrrl
I’m trying to hunt down a picture of my wedding dress to show you all for feel good Friday, and hopefully that will materialize sometime before the end of the day. (Here I am in a pool; [...]
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September 7th, 2007 — BFD Classic, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, International from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I was looking to post something funny, but instead I found the very sad statistic that only two percent of women around the world describe themselves as beautiful.
From Brazil to the Netherlands to Argentina — across cultures, ages, ethnicities and race — women make it clear they believe there is a one-dimensional and narrow, physical [...]
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August 31st, 2007 — Art, Exercise, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Theater, Video from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Reader Rei sends us this video of an awesome bellydance performance. It’s the dancer’s first performance, and really a treat to watch. There are also a lot of really positive and supportive comments on the YouTube page, which is refreshing.
Rei says:
Here is PROOF that you can be a big girl and [...]
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August 31st, 2007 — Cold Hard Cash, Feel Good Friday, Hairspray, Movies, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Guess what? Hairspray has officially passed $100 million at the box office. This is a real achievement for a musical (only five have ever done it). Not only that, only three musicals (Grease, Chicago, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show) have ever made more money. And the movie is really fun [...]
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August 24th, 2007 — Feel Good Friday, Meta, Question from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
We brought up the idea of a BFD-con in this post, and a few people seem interested in the general concept. I figured on this Feel Good Friday, it might be fun to talk about it. If we had a BFD-con in San Francisco, would you be interested in attending? What kinds of things [...]
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August 17th, 2007 — Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, Humor, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
You can lose weight by talking to your fat cells. It’s just like growing a philodendron!
If you keep telling your body it is FAT, it will continue to be fat for you. Your cells are an intelligent system that you communicate with. Whenever you say, “I am fat” your fat cells are listening and responding…. [...]
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August 10th, 2007 — Feel Good Friday, Question from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
So I’ve been exercising a lot, but not eating really well, and I’d like to start figuring that out. I’m not eating a lot of sugar or junk or anything, but I’ve been doing a lot of grazing and feeling unable to make good choices and basically eating a lot of nothing (because I’m afraid [...]
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July 13th, 2007 — Art, Fat Positive, Feel Good Friday, NSFW from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Alerted by the Rotund, here is something happy for Feel Good Friday! It’s called the Adipositivity project, which is the best name ever, by the way.
The photographs here are close details of the fat female form, without the inclusion of faces. One reason for this is to coax observers into imagining they’re looking at the [...]
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